ML2 PRO
The year is 2061, you jump down from your hover bed, another hard day working at the hydro plant ahead of you... stopping for a caffeinated dark beverage you catch a glance of her against the wall. You pause for a second, noticing the beautiful contours and luminescent inlays gently glowing... work can wait another day. Gently you pluck her from the anti-gravity stand, this vintage beauty is still a classic and always has been. Although four decades old now, the stainless steel frets haven’t tarnished at all, the bodies taken a few hits over the years, but the neck still feels creamy smooth. “Siri activate amp mode”, you hit that first chord and your room speakers chime to life, driven by that powerful Seymour Duncan Pegasus and Sentient tone that brings you home. “Man, they don’t make them like this anymore“, you reflect as you take another sip from your coffee simulator, so glad you purchased a Chapman ML2 Pro back in the 20s.
"REDEFINES WHAT'S EXPECTED" 4.5/5
Total Guitar review November 2022
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FINISHES Azure Blue, River Styx Black
BODY Flame Maple Veneer on Maple Carved Top, Satin Finish
HEADSTOCK Angled Pennant Headstock
TUNERS Hipshot Grip-Lock Open (18:1 Gearing)
STRING NUT 43mm Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL Nut
NECK Roasted Maple – Dark Colour with Satin Finish
NECK JOINT Recessed Bolt-on with Volute
NECK SIZE WIDTH NUT 43mm, 22F 56mmNECK THICKNESS including fret height: 1F 20.5mm 12F 23mm
NECK PROFILE C Shape
TRUSS ROD Dual Action
FRETBOARD Macassar Ebony with Rolled Edges
FRETBOARD RADIUS 305mm (~12″)
FRETS 24 Jumbo Stainless Steel Frets
FRET MARKERS Glow-in-the-Dark Side Dots
12TH FRET INLAY Pearloid Infinity
SCALE LENGTH 648mm (~25.5”)BRIDGE Chapman String Through hardtail
STRAP BUTTONS Chapman Strap Locks
STRINGS Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound, 10-46 (.010 / .013 / .017 / .026 / .036 / .046)
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NECK PICKUP Seymour Duncan Sentient Humbucker
MAGNET Alnico V
DC RESISTANCE 7.8k ohms
BRIDGE PICKUP Seymour Duncan Pegasus Humbucker
MAGNET Alnico V
DC RESISTANCE 12.5k ohms
PICKUP SWITCH 3 Way Toggle
CONTROLS Neck Volume (500k), Bridge Volume (500k), Master Tone with Push/Pull (500k) -
TONE KNOB IN/OUT
POSITION 1 Bridge Humbucker / Bridge Outer Coil
POSITION 2 Bridge Humbucker & Neck Humbucker / Bridge & Neck Outer Coils
POSITION 3 Neck Humbucker / Neck Outer Coil
ROASTED MAPLE NECK
C-shaped neck for playing comfort? Check. Smooth satin finish? Check. Made of beautiful macassar ebony? Check. Less vulnerable to warping as the neck has been roasted to expel moisture? Check.
PREMIUM CONSTRUCTION
The thin lightweight Mahogany body surrounding our Roasted Maple set-through neck, makes it a guitar easy to carry, and great for those who spend hours playing without having to worring about back or shoulder strain. With it’s carved Flame Maple top, ergonomically contoured lower horn and neck transition, this instrument exerts a truly high-end aesthetic and a great tonal range.
SEYMOUR DUNCAN PICKUPS
If you favour form and function working together, the form of this guitar coupled with the Seymour Duncan Pegasus humbucker in the bridge and a Seymour Duncan Sentient in the neck will make this the guitar for you. Another genre breaking guitar in our range, this model boasts individual volume controls and 3-way switching options, as well as coil-splitting via the push/pull tone pot.
